Hebrew adjective · H5227
נֹכַח
nokachno'-kakh
before
25 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nôkach
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5227is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 39Old Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5227
properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
The King James renders it: (over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
nokach is rendered "before". It stands 25 times in the Hebrew text, across twelve books.
- Five of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Genesis 25:21לְנֹ֣כַח
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- before10
- opposite5
- opposite to5
- to before3
- opposite it2
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 25, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נֹ֣כַח7
- נֹ֖כַח6
- נֹ֥כַח4
- לְנֹ֣כַח3
- נֹ֨כַח1
- נֹ֙כַח֙1
- נֹ֨כַח׀1
- נִכְח֥וֹ1
- נִכְח֖וֹ1
The grammar of each form
- number (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)20HAcmsc
- number (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HAcmsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + number (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Acmsc
- preposition + number (cardinal) · masculine singular1HR/Acmsa
Genesis
two uses
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- לְנֹ֣כַחlenokhachpreposition + number (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to before
Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,
- לְנֹ֣כַחlenokhachpreposition + number (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to before
Exodus
three uses
“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- נִכְח֥וֹnikhchonumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: opposite it
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite to
He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite to
Numbers
one use
Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
- נֹ֨כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Joshua
two uses
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
- נֹ֙כַח֙nokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite
Judges
three uses
And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite
They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
- נֹ֥כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite
1 Kings
two uses
For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
- נֹ֥כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite to
The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite to
2 Chronicles
one use
The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
- נֹ֥כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite to
Esther
two uses
On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Proverbs
two uses
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- לְנֹ֣כַחlenokhachpreposition + number (cardinal) · masculine singulartagged: to before
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- נֹ֨כַח׀nokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Jeremiah
one use
But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
- נֹ֥כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Lamentations
one use
Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Ezekiel
five uses
“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
- נֹ֣כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: before
When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.
- נִכְח֖וֹnikhchonumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: opposite it
And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.
- נֹ֖כַחnokhachnumber (cardinal) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: opposite
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.